With the closure of the portal, the Battle of New York came to a complete end. Charlotte Doyle's ninjas, seeing that all the enemies had lost their ability to move and that the portal had closed, guessed that the war was over and headed towards Charlotte's location.
Although the war was over, the matter was not over. At this time, Charlotte Doyle and the Avengers gathered at Stark Tower.
Charlotte was surrounded by numerous ninjas, the entire group being far larger than the expanded Avengers. Loki, meanwhile, was imprisoned in Yamato wooden cell by Yamato.
The other members of the Avengers, and even the members of S.H.I.E.L.D.., found Loki, the Second Prince of Asgard and Thor's brother, to be a difficult opponent.
Everyone then looked at Charlotte Doyle, who was the strongest person on Earth in terms of both strength and influence.
Looking at the crowd, Charlotte Doyle said, "Loki was not defeated by me, and he is not my spoils."
In short, Charlotte turned Loki into a prize.
Dr. Banner has stepped out of the Hulk form and is no longer the Hulk; he is now a gentle doctor.
Banner said, "Although Hulk defeated him, Hulk won't make a decision."
Thor then looked at Charlotte Doyle, and then at the crowd, and said, "Charlotte and everyone else, Loki is a member of Asgard, and his crimes will be judged by Asgard. I will take him back to be punished."
Hearing Thor's words, Hawkeye, Natasha, Steve Rogers, and the others were all somewhat displeased. The central area of Loki's Manhattan Island had been reduced to ruins, with incalculable economic losses and a considerable number of casualties. However, Thor's words about taking Loki away and extraditing him back to Asgard made them furious.
However, after witnessing the Chitauri Army, the existence of Asgard, an even more terrifying force than the Chitauri, became a concern they couldn't ignore. If they refused Thor, Asgard insisted on taking Loki back, could they still wage war against Asgard?
Everyone's gaze remained fixed on Charlotte Doyle, even Thor was watching Charlotte. Of all the people here, Thor was truly concerned about Charlotte Doyle's opinion, even though he had just stated that Loki was not his spoils.
Charlotte glanced at everyone's gaze and spoke again, "Thor, since you intend to take Loki back to Asgard for trial, then take him with you."
"I believe that after this, Loki will have no chance to do evil again."
Thor smiled and said, "Don't worry, when you return to Asgard, Loki will be put on trial. He will spend at least several hundred years in Asgard prison. He will pay the price for his mistakes."
Charlotte glanced at Thor. Others might not know, but he did. Loki's lifespan of several hundred years was nothing, and being imprisoned in Asgard, whether he was released or not was just a matter of Odin's word. However, given the normal course of events in the future, Loki wouldn't live that long before losing his life to Thor.
However, with him around, Thanos was unable to defeat Thor and kill Loki, but Charlotte didn't care about Loki.
Thor saw Charlotte's look and gave a sheepish smile. He felt that Charlotte had seen through his thoughts, and then said, "Charlotte, I might need you to give me the Tesseract."
"He originally belonged to my father; he placed him on Earth, and we also need him as an energy source for teleportation back to Asgard..."
Before Charlotte could speak, Natasha interjected, "That Tesseract belongs to S.H.I.E.L.D.. Could Mr. Charlotte please return it to us...?"
Natasha had already reported everything that had happened here to Director Nick Fury, including the fact that Yakushi Kabuto had defected to Charlotte Doyle's side, and that Loki's Scepter and the Tesseract had fallen into Charlotte's hands.
Nick Fury's orders were very simple: try to get the Tesseract back, or else he wouldn't force it; and he didn't even mention Yakushi Kabuto.
Standing beside Natasha were Barton, Brock Rumlow, Chen Haoran.
Before Charlotte could speak, Steve Rogers interjected, "What is S.H.I.E.L.D.. trying to do?"
"Do you want to take it back to research weapons and start a war?"
Banner chimed in, "This can't be returned to S.H.I.E.L.D.. Thor said that researching the Tesseract's energy is a signal to declare war on other planetary powers."
Tony nodded, but didn't say anything more. Based on his understanding, Charlotte wouldn't hand this over.
At this moment, Charlotte Doyle spoke up, "Have you all misunderstood something?"
"Whether it's the Tesseract or Loki's Scepter, these things are my spoils of war. They belong to me, Charlotte Doyle, and not to anyone else."
"As for S.H.I.E.L.D.., if you can't protect it, that's your own problem. This thing no longer belongs to you."
Upon hearing Charlotte Doyle's words, Natasha paused for a second before speaking, "Charlotte, if you're not going to return the Tesseract to S.H.I.E.L.D.., then at least return it to Asgard."
Natasha's thought at this moment was that since S.H.I.E.L.D.. couldn't get it, it would be best to send it out of Earth so that Charlotte Doyle wouldn't get it either.
However, Thor spoke up, saying, "With the power of the Prime Merlinian Charlotte Doyle, mastering the Tesseract is no problem. Since this is your spoils, it's yours."
"But Charlotte, I need to use the Tesseract to send Loki and me back to Asgard. Of course, if you can send us both back right now, I have no objection."
Thor didn't care about the Tesseract. Odin had thrown it to Earth, and in his opinion, while it was a decent tool, it was nothing special.
If Charlotte Doyle didn't exist on Earth, he wouldn't mind taking the Tesseract back to Asgard, but since it's now Charlotte's spoils, he'd better leave it to her to guard.
Charlotte nodded upon hearing Thor's request and said, "No problem. I'll use Merlin Array to send you and Loki back to Asgard."
Upon hearing Charlotte's words, Thor was stunned for a moment, then looked at Charlotte as if she were a monster, and said, "Your strength has increased so much?"
"Now three people can use the Teleportation Array at the same time?"
Charlotte smiled and nodded, then said, "I've been lucky; my strength has improved quite quickly since I came back last time."
Thor opened his mouth, unsure of what to say. Just a few months ago, Charlotte Doyle struggled to teleport two people together, but now she could use the magic circle with three people. This improvement was simply too exaggerated. He knew that he had also improved his strength considerably during this period, but compared to her, it was simply insignificant.
Thor gave Charlotte Doyle a thumbs-up and said, "You're awesome!"
Natasha Barton and the others silently remembered Thor's words; this was quite a piece of information.
Tony blinked. "Does the Teleportation Array limit the number of people?"
He remembered that when Charlotte went to the Magic World, she brought quite a few people with her and they were teleported there directly.
Could it be a matter of distance?
When the topic of spoils came up, Tony asked, "Speaking of spoils, how are the weapons, beasts, and even corpses left behind by the Chitauri?"
Charlotte said, "I'm not interested in those things. Whoever wants some can take it. After all, we all contributed."
Charlotte had touched these things during the battle, but received no notification from the system, so she didn't pay any attention to them.
At this point, Captain America, Banner, and the others all shook their heads. "I'm not interested in those things either."
Thor doesn't need it. The others are either lone wolves or part of S.H.I.E.L.D.., so this thing wouldn't be of much use to them.
Tony then said, "I want a copy of these things. I'm going to study the alien technology and see what's different."
"I'm quite curious about why this thing stops working as soon as the teleportation channel is closed."
Natasha nodded. "Apart from Tony's share, S.H.I.E.L.D.. will reclaim these items. It's too dangerous for ordinary people to have access to them."
"If used for wrongdoing, ordinary police officers would be no match for them."
Everyone nodded and said nothing more.
Orochimaru, who was standing to the side, didn't seem to care that Charlotte had given up on these things. During the turn, he had already packed a lot of samples into Sealing Scroll.
He still had some interest in researching these things.
With the discussions largely concluded, Thor spoke up, "Charlotte, when do you plan to send Loki and me back to Asgard? If there's nothing else, I'd like it to be as soon as possible."
Charlotte laughed, "Thor, now that you're on Earth, aren't you going to take a look at your girlfriend?"
Upon hearing Charlotte mention his girlfriend, Thor murmured, "Jane..."
"Charlotte, is there enough time?"
Charlotte laughed and said, "Thor, don't worry, your girlfriend has always been protected by my men. If you want to see her, you can see her when you come to my place."
Thor smiled and said, "Thank you, Charlotte Doyle."
And so, Charlotte led Thor and the ninjas away from the base, while the S.H.I.E.L.D.. personnel returned to the S.H.I.E.L.D.. base in New York for rest and reorganization.
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The next day.
Charlotte Doyle was eating in the base's Dining Area, watching the news on TV. Various channels were broadcasting news about the alien invasion.
"Two teams were involved in this attack, which has been confirmed as an alien invasion."
"One of them is called the Avengers, consisting of eight people: Iron Man Tony Stark, Black Widow Natasha, Hawkeye Chen Haoran, Blazing Hero Chen Haoran, Crossbones Brock Rumlow, Hulk, Thor, and Captain America Steve Rogers."
"The other group is the ninjas led by Charlotte Doyle, the God of Ninjas."
"The two teams worked together to accomplish a heroic feat, defeating the invading enemy."
"For many, it's not just a comfort, but something to celebrate."
Reporters then interviewed surviving New York, who were full of praise for the two teams. Of course, amid the praise, some inappropriate voices emerged. Some did not approve of superheroes, some felt that the government was hiding something from the public, and some even hoped that these people would come out and pay for the destruction of the city in order to attract attention.
Charlotte smiled at those who raised questions, seemingly unconcerned. She wondered what the ordinary people who survived the war would think when they saw their hard-earned houses and cars reduced to ruins.
It's important to understand that Manhattan in New York is a prime location where land is incredibly valuable, and housing prices are extremely high. The United States government is unlikely to provide them with full compensation; most likely, they will only be offered temporary accommodation and some support subsidies.
As for the home and car insurance they bought, I'm sorry, alien invasions and wars are considered force majeure events and are not covered.
Otherwise, those buildings alone could bankrupt all the insurance companies that underwrote them. On the contrary, Tony Stark's Stark Tower, as the very center of the war, is the best-preserved building.
Just as Charlotte was sighing, Thor put his arm around Jane Foster and led her to the Dining Area.
Thor walked over with a radiant Jane, then sat down and said, "Charlotte, thank you for protecting Jane all this time."
Jane also spoke up, "Thank you, Charlotte."
However, Ginny controlled all the Werewolf. After that meeting, Ginny had the Werewolf Squad bring Jane back and told them that Thor might appear.
Charlotte waved her hand and said, "Thor, you're too kind. We're friends."
Thor then said, "Charlotte, there are still many things to do in Asgard. I won't stay here any longer. Please send Loki and me back to Asgard today."
Jane was a little reluctant to see Thor leave, but she didn't say much. Thor had told her about it last night and promised to find a chance to come to Earth to see her.
Hearing Thor's urgency, Charlotte nodded and said, "Alright, this afternoon then. I'm fine with that."
"Then I'll have to trouble you!"
After thanking them, Thor led Jane Foster away from the Dining Area and back to their room.
Not long after the two left, Ginny came back with some documents.
Upon seeing Ginny's arrival, Charlotte asked, "What losses did we suffer in yesterday's battle?"
Ginny opened the file and said, "Thanks to the BOSS's advance planning, we suffered no losses or casualties in our core industries this time. On the contrary, we sheltered a large number of citizens in places like the Agency, Orphanage, and base, earning praise from everyone."
"However, some of the more unfortunate gangs under the High Table in Manhattan suffered significant blows, dying in attacks by the Chitauri Soldier."
"However, these are non-core strengths; once one batch leaves, another will fill the gap."
Charlotte nodded, then said, "It's good that there was no loss."
"However, when I came over, I saw Orochimaru had just left Loki's prison."
Charlotte nodded when she heard that Orochimaru had just left Loki's place.
"I see."
"Don't worry, Orochimaru won't do anything excessive."
Orochimaru, however, still had a considerable interest in these aliens from Asgard, who were called gods.
Taking advantage of the time they were imprisoning Loki, Orochimaru, together with Yakushi Kabuto, managed to extract a considerable amount of Loki's blood. At first, ordinary syringes broke before they could even pierce Loki's skin, but after using syringes made of Vibranium, they were able to successfully extract a significant amount of blood.
However, Orochimaru didn't go all out; he only made Loki's face turn a little paler.
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On the other side.
On Helicarrier.
At that moment, Natasha was reporting to Nick Fury.
Early in the morning, the Quinjet that Natasha and the others referred to as the base had already returned to the Helicarrier.
Natasha took out the Headband that the Yakushi Kabuto had given her and placed it on the table.
"Director, this is Yakushi Kabuto's Headband. He has left S.H.I.E.L.D.. and joined Charlotte Doyle's team."
"He must be a spy Charlotte Doyle planted in S.H.I.E.L.D.. to investigate the whereabouts of the Tesseract."
"Now that we have the goods, we've recalled Yakushi Kabuto."
Natasha then recounted what she had witnessed to Nick Fury.
Nick Fury glanced at the eagle Headband on the table, but instead of being angry, he calmly said, "I understand."
What other intelligence did you obtain?
Natasha spoke up, "Loki's Scepter and the Tesseract are now both in Charlotte Doyle's hands."
"Furthermore, Thor greatly respects Charlotte Doyle. According to information Thor revealed, Charlotte possesses the ability to travel between Earth and Asgard, a technique known as the Merlin Array."
Charlotte promised Thor that she would use her powers to take Thor and Loki to Asgard.
"Based on the intelligence gathered by Tony and Thor, Charlotte is Prime Merlinian, the leader of the Magic World."
"Charlotte controls a Magic World, and all the Mage there are at Charlotte beck and call."
"However, no Mage appeared during this Battle of New York; only Charlotte's ninjas and Summoned Beast."
"I don't quite understand this. It's probably because Charlotte was only notified by Tony at the last minute, and he didn't have time to call the other Mage."
Natasha then explained to Nick Fury what Summoned Beast was, and mentioned that the dog with the Headband that Tony had been with was one of Summoned Beast.
After listening to Natasha's full report, Nick Fury nodded and then said, "Through this joint operation, the relationship between you and Tony and the others has improved considerably."
"Natasha, you must maintain this camaraderie."
"Yes, sir!"
"But Captain and Dr. Banner left New York long ago, and Thor will also take Loki away from Earth."
Nick Fury nodded. "It's alright, it's a good thing to leave here for now."
"They'll come back if anything goes wrong."
"Alright, I know all the information you have. You can go now."
"Yes, sir."
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